Improvement in plows



c. MYERS.

PLOW.

No. 185,450. Patented Dc.19,1876.

I WITNESSES: INVIEIOYK:

THE GRAPHIC CD.N.Y.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHRISTIAN MYERS, OF MARYSVILLE, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 185,450, dated December 19,1876; application filed September 30, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN MYERS, of Marysville, in the county of Yuba and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements pertaining to a Plow, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, where- Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 is a top view of the beam and handles. Fig. 3 is a front view of the share and mold-board. Fig. 4 is a view same as Fig. 3, except that the share is detached. Fig. 5 is a side view of the mold-board and land-side, with the share detached. Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the mold-board, share, land-side, and standard. Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the share detached from the other parts.

I will first describe the plow, and then specify the features of invention.

The mold-board a and land-side base b are made in one piece, and secured by boltsc and nuts dto the standard 6. The same nuts and bolts, with the additional bolt f and nut g,,secure the land-sideh to the land-side base I). An apron, z, is cast upon the lower end of the moldboard a, to serve as a rest for the share j or this apron may be made separate from the mold-board and bolted to it; or this apron and the land-side base may be in one piece and the mold-board bolted to it. The share j is made in one piece with the return-flange k, which fits upon the laud-side base and to the end of the land-side it bears the stud-pin l, fitting to the pin-hole m in the land-side base. A bolt, n, and out o fasten the share to the apron 'i.

In order to attach or detach a share it is only necessary to manipulate the bolt and nut n 0, which, with the pin 1, avail to hold the share securely in place. oted to beam 1 by the pin .9, so that they may be adjusted up or down to lit the height-of boys or men. By means of the cross-brace t the handles hear the mortised tongue u, acting in co-operation with bolt o, running through the mortise and borne by the beam, and nut w, by means of which nut and bolt the handles may be fastened at a desired adjustment.

I claim as my invention In combination, the mold-board a, bearing the apron iand land-side base,having pin-hole m, the share j, bearing the return-flange 70, having the stud-pin l, and the nut and bolt no.

CHRISTIAN MYERS. Witnesses:

FRED. G. MOESCH, G. Hormone.

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